What does it feel like to make music? Is composition a structured process, or is it always instinctive and irrational? Here the Greek composer Vangelis, most famous for writing the scores for the films Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire (for which he won an Oscar), explains how he … [Read more...] about From the heart
Archives for April 2004
'If you don't believe in yourself, you can't believe in God'
He looks like the stereotypical image of a hermit, but Raimon Panikkar is not that easy to pigeonhole. He is both Hindu and Christian, philosopher and mystic, scientist and priest, Indian and Spaniard. Hardly surprising, Panikkar firmly believes in the importance of cultural and … [Read more...] about 'If you don't believe in yourself, you can't believe in God'
Party enlightenment
Tijn Touber | April 2004 issue Jacques Lusseyran was one of the greatest heroes of the French Resistance. He survived the concentration camp at Buchenwald because one day he decided to get up off his stretcher. The man who lay dying next to him looked at Lusseyran and called out, … [Read more...] about Party enlightenment
Arne Naess is in equilibrium
Pioneer of 'deep ecology' follows his heart | April 2004 issue … [Read more...] about Arne Naess is in equilibrium
A Rolls Royce on two wheels
Andrew Ritchie's ideal folding bicycle | April 2004 issue … [Read more...] about A Rolls Royce on two wheels